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And no relief in sight for next several days

High temperatures are likely to continue breaking records this weekend during an an unusually long excessive heat warning lasting into next week in the Las Vegas Valley, the National Weather Service said.

“This is well above average; we’re talking about records being broke on both sides of the temperature — both the high and the low,” meteorologist Trevor Boucher said. “That’s not normal.”

Saturday’s high reached 113 degrees, tying this year’s hottest day, set on July 12 at McCarran International Airport, where the weather service takes official measurements. The Saturday high also broke the daily record high of 111 degrees, set on Aug. 15, 2002, the weather service said.

The excessive heat warning that began Friday morning is expected to last until 10 p.m. Wednesday. High temperatures will hover near 113.

The daily low temperatures, usually occurring between 4 and 7 a.m., could set records heat-wise, Boucher said. Saturday’s morning low, which only dropped to 87 degrees, broke the highest low temperature record of 86 degrees set on Aug. 15, 2016.

Highs are forecast at 113 on Sunday and Monday, which could not only tie for hottest temperature of the year but also tie or break two 1939 daily records.

If Sunday reaches 113, it will tie the daily record, and Monday’s matching prediction could break the 1939 record of 111.

Temperatures are predicted to reach 112 on Tuesday, 113 on Wednesday and 111 on Thursday. And overnight lows are set to hover at 88 and 89 degrees, Boucher said.

The normal high temperature for this time of year is 102, he said.

Boucher said that heat waves typically only last a few days, but an excessive heat warning for nearly a week is “abnormal.”

Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco Gayle Moriner, of Las Vegas, uses an umbrella to keep the sun off her neck with Beasley, a 6-year-old terrier mix, standing guard Saturday at Kellogg Zaher Dog Park. The day’s high temperature of 113 degrees tied the hottest day of the year, first set July 12. Story,

L.E. Baskow Las Vegas Review-Journal @Left_Eye_Images Sienna Meads, 9, left, throws a bucket of water at Malina Quinata, 6, who splashes her in the face as they play on the splash pad Saturday at Paseos Park.